Craig Alan | Big Ben Banksy Subversion Art Drawing on the Pop Art

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Craig Alan | Big Ben Banksy Subversion Art Drawing on the Pop ArtCraig Alan Big Ben Original Populus series Big Ben is among the most conceptually loaded of Craig Alan's Populus works a painting of London's most recognisable landmark, built from hundreds of individually painted people who become, at the correct viewing distance, the tower itself. The choice of subject is not incidental. Big Ben is a symbol of collective time, of the public clock that organises the lives of millions, rendered here from the bodies of